Limerick's Music Scene

pappyodaniel · 13-10-2009 1:37pm #1

Hey all, I don't know if this has been done before on the Limerick forum but could we all contribute any band or artist hailing from the Limerick area that you are a fan of or possibly a member of (self pimping is ok). I have seen threads like this before from other regions like Galway and Sligo and it has opened me up to hearing bands below the radar that I never would have heard of.

So what I would like to see would be the name of the band or artist, a description of what they sound like (genre), and add a link to their myspace, facebook,bebo or youtube.

It's good to support your own. I'm also gonna post this on the Clare forum too.

Insect Overlord · 13-10-2009 2:20pm

I like the idea here.

First local band I've listened to properly would have to be Walter Mitty and the Realists. They're doing pretty well at the moment.

Also, a little plug here for The Demise. Their lead-singer/drummer goes to Mary I, so I've had the chance to see them a few times as well.

It looks like I might be hooking up with a band in the next few weeks, will plug them if my audition goes well :P.

h3000 · 13-10-2009 3:04pm

Some Limerick artists/bands I really like

Brendan Markham ex The Driven click here and here (Excellent band, sadly no longer together)

Secret Police

Walter Mitty & The Realists

seachto7 · 13-10-2009 3:56pm

giveamanakick (alas no more....)
Windings
Last days of death country
birdthistle (shameless plug...)
mark o connor

there's probably loads more too.

The Driven were from Newcastle West? There's some footage of them on a french tv show from back in the 90s, tis pretty cool...

h3000 · 13-10-2009 4:06pm

seachto7 wrote: »

The Driven were from Newcastle West?

Rathkeale

seachto7 wrote: »

There's some footage of them on a french tv show from back in the 90s, tis pretty cool...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17ZJL6iJT3Q

Some music videos from them too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxCKbvPevAA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u63Es5cSDo&feature=channel

D-A-V-E · 13-10-2009 4:12pm

free beer is a good band, i dunno if they just do cover songs tho..or if they are from limerick! they seem to be playing in limerick every week tho!

Paulegend · 13-10-2009 5:00pm

D-A-V-E wrote: »

free beer is a good band, i dunno if they just do cover songs tho..or if they are from limerick! they seem to be playing in limerick every week tho!

i think they are just a cover band. seen them in smiths a few times but they put on a good show in fairness. biggest problem in limerick is there are very few places that will hire a band to play their own stuff as oppose to covers.

pappyodaniel · 13-10-2009 6:36pm

Woodstar formed in the early noughties are imo one of the better bands from the area. http://www.myspace.com/woodstarie

Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters http://www.myspace.com/foxjawbountyhunters

Dryad's Saddle http://www.myspace.com/dryadssaddle

Solar Dreams http://www.myspace.com/solardreams

MrFireBox · 13-10-2009 8:50pm

Anyone know anything about when Alvin purple broke up or if they have any plans to get back together? Used to see them in Docs late nineties, great times

Txatxu Urki · 13-10-2009 10:18pm

Alvin and the boys played their farewell gig back in 2004 at Dolans Warehouse as part of a charity gig..no word of them reforming as of yet but watch this space..

postdarwin · 13-10-2009 10:55pm

There's a lot of old info on Limerick bands here.

badboyblast · 13-10-2009 11:25pm

Treaty 300

hi_im_fil · 13-10-2009 11:27pm

+1 for The Demise

http://www.myspace.com/thedemiselimerick

badboyblast · 13-10-2009 11:42pm

Vesta Varro anybody...... Released lots of good music and got charted.

bazkennedy · 13-10-2009 11:59pm

Better than you are a good up and coming group of youngsters. They play regularly in dolans. They've played Cois Farraige, opened for the blizzards and kila and won the limerick and munster finals of Blast Beat, coming second in the national final

badboyblast · 14-10-2009 12:10am

bring back the beat on the street!!:D or the raves in the Theatre Royal would do me!!

Insect Overlord · 14-10-2009 1:25am

bazkennedy wrote: »

Better than you are a good up and coming group of youngsters.

I too have heard good things about these guys.

BobTheBeat · 14-10-2009 11:19am

Have to put a plug in for my own group.. Roper. Your friendly neighborhood metal band!

Also worth mentioning are, Last days of death country, windings, walter mitty and the realists.

Sgt Hartman · 14-10-2009 12:30pm

I saw a great rock band in Baker Place back in the summer. Forget the name but there were 2 lads in the band who were half-Asian in appearance, I'd say they were brothers. Played some great tunes-and I got two free bottles of Kopparbergs pear that night as well:).

pappyodaniel · 14-10-2009 5:40pm

Sgt Hartman wrote: »

I saw a great rock band in Baker Place back in the summer. Forget the name but there were 2 lads in the band who were half-Asian in appearance, I'd say they were brothers. Played some great tunes-and I got two free bottles of Kopparbergs pear that night as well:).

Going by your description i'd say they are Gargotha Sun from Shannon.

jocksandsocks · 15-10-2009 3:51pm

bobmeaney wrote: »

Have to put a plug in for my own group.. Roper. Your friendly neighborhood metal band!

Also worth mentioning are, Last days of death country, windings, walter mitty and the realists.

are roper the crowd with the twins?

BobTheBeat · 15-10-2009 4:30pm

haha thats us man.

pinkfloyd34 · 15-10-2009 10:26pm

badboyblast wrote: »

bring back the beat on the street!!:D or the raves in the Theatre Royal would do me!!

wheres the theatre royal? i remember being in a few raves in the metroland in waterford and getting flyers about raves in the theatre royal in limerick and now that i live near limerick for the last 5 years i still dont know where it is

seachto7 · 16-10-2009 10:44am

pinkfloyd34 wrote: »

wheres the theatre royal? i remember being in a few raves in the metroland in waterford and getting flyers about raves in the theatre royal in limerick and now that i live near limerick for the last 5 years i still dont know where it is

Up by the dole office on davis street. I used to hand out the flyers for boogie wonderland!

sceptre · 16-10-2009 10:48am

pinkfloyd34 wrote: »

wheres the theatre royal? i remember being in a few raves in the metroland in waterford and getting flyers about raves in the theatre royal in limerick and now that i live near limerick for the last 5 years i still dont know where it is

Top of Cecil Street. You'd hardly notice it.

rstans · 16-10-2009 9:43pm

Foleys on Lower Shannon Street are having a singer/songwriter night every Monday night. All welcome. anybody who wants to play can and if you're a bit nervous about playing one of the lads will play with you. Must be original stuff.

spitfireIRL · 20-10-2009 12:41pm

how have the rubberbandits not been mentioned yet

Mc Love · 20-10-2009 1:10pm

Cos everyone is tired of hearing them?

Paulegend · 20-10-2009 4:04pm

couple of idiots being/acting like scumbags should not be mentioned in the same light as music artists!!!!!!!!!!!!!

these guys are making fun of "the limerick way".

they are sickening

o its so funny lets ring someone and pretend we are someone else and then just before they cop on its a prank we will shout and curse at them

BobTheBeat · 20-10-2009 4:11pm

Ill have to step in there Paulegend, the rubberbandits have been making music for the past 12 months or so, and damn fine music at that. They even supported Ice Cube in the tripod in Dublin earlier this year.

You should check out their myspace and see/listen for yourself. http://www.myspace.com/rubberbanditspranks .

edit; what's 'The Limerick way' you are referring to?

spitfireIRL · 20-10-2009 4:52pm

yup, check out bags of glue, up da ra ( a satire)

Limerick's Music Scene

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